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Drought in southwest Kansas

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Some parts of Kansas and Nebraska are experiencing their driest year on record. That leaves some crop fields, like this one in southwest Kansas, looking like sand dunes. (David Condos / Kansas News Service)

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Southwest Kansas farmer Alex Millershaski holds up one of his wheat seedlings. With very little moisture in the soil, these tiny plants desperately need precipitation over the next few months to make it to harvest. (David Condos / Kansas News Service)

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After months of extreme drought, moisture in the soil across the Great Plains is virtually nonexistent. (David Condos / Kansas News Service)

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Baby wheat plants struggle to survive as they get pelted with harsh winds carrying dry, sandy soil. (David Condos / Kansas News Service)